Kickball Trumps Downers!

The decision is in! This weekend I will be venturing north to Port Hope rather than south to Downer’s Grove. It will truly be a test of my kickball attrition as I will be playing three games Friday night, and a full day of games the next.


However, I will not masquerading as a sexy panther this weekend, but rather a leg sweeping Cobra Kai!


For those of you who are not familiar with how taxing Kickball can be versus the intensity of bike racing let me break it down for you:

Tour of Holy Hill-Superweek ProTour

Distance Covered: 160k
Duration of Workout: 3hr 58min
Calories Expended: 4362 Kcal
Calories Consumed During Race: 800 cal
Average Heart Rate: 166 bpm
Max. Heart Rate: 187 bpm

Kickball game against the N.A.D.S.

Distance Covered: 0.8 miles
Duration of Workout: 1hr 45min
Calories Expended: 357 kcal
Calories Consumed During Game: 1232
Average Heart Rate: 71 bpm
Max. Heart Rate: 122 bpm

*Note. Calories consumed during Kickball are 100% liquid

The evidence is irrefutable…kickball is where champions are born.